What a wonderful year -  the hits I  mean

1962

1 Mr. Acker Bilk Stranger On The Shore

2 Ray Charles I Can’t Stop Loving You

3 Dee Dee Sharp Mashed Potato Time

4 Bobby Vinton Roses Are Red

5 David Rose The Stripper

6 Shelley Fabares Johnny Angel

7 Little Eva The Loco-Motion

8 Sensations Let Me In

9 Chubby Checker The Twist

10 Shirelles Soldier Boy

11 Bruce Channel Hey! Baby

12 Dion The Wanderer

13 Gene Chandler Duke Of Earl

14 Freddy Cannon Palisades Park

15 Neil Sedaka Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

16 Claude King Wolverton Mountain

17 Chubby Checker Slow Twistin’

18 Johnny Tillotson It Keeps Right On A-hurtin’

19 Mary Wells The One Who Really Loves You

20 Elvis Presley Good Luck Charm

21 Kenny Ball Midnight In Moscow

22 Tommy Roe Sheila

23 Sam Cooke Twistin’ The Night Away

24 Orlons Wah-Watusi

25 Joey Dee and The Starlighters Peppermint Twist

26 Brenda Lee Break It To Me Gently

27 Marvelettes Playboy

28 Nat King Cole Ramblin’ Rose

29 Brian Hyland Sealed With A Kiss

30 Jay and The Americans She Cried

31 Connie Francis Don’t Break The Heart That Loves You

32 Gary U.S. Bonds Dear Lady Twist

33 Sue Thompson Norman

34 Ketty Lester Love Letters

35 Claudine Clark Party Lights

36 Highwaymen Cotton Fields

37 Bent Fabric Alley Cat

38 The Isley Brothers Twist And Shout

39 Richard Chamberlain Theme From Dr. Kildare

40 Ace Cannon Tuff

41 Clyde Mcphatter Lover, Please

42 Barbara George I Know

43 Rick Nelson Young World

44 Shirelles Baby It’s You

45 Pat Boone Speedy Gonzales

46 Burl Ives A Little Bitty Tear

47 Everly Brothers Crying In The Rain

48 Emillo Pericoli Al Di La’

49 Ernie Maresca Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out)

50 Don and Juan What’s Your Name

51 Corsairs Smoky Places

52 Sam Cooke Having A Party

53 Booker T and The MG’s Green Onions

54 Ray Charles You Don’t Know Me

55 Four Seasons Sherry

56 Joanie Sommers Johnny Get Angry

57 Elvis Presley Can’t Help Falling In Love

58 Joey Dee Shout

59 Dave “Baby” Cortez Rinky Dink

60 Henry Mancini Moon River

61 Ray Stevens Ahab The Arab

62 Bobby Darin Things

63 Gene Pitney The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

64 Duprees You Belong To Me

65 Roy Orbison Dream Baby

66 Joe Henderson Snap Your Fingers

67 Dion Lovers Who Wander

68 Chris Montez Let’s Dance

69 Johnny Crawford Cindy’s Birthday

70 Mary Wells You Beat Me To The Punch

71 Barbara Lynn You’ll Lose A Good Thing

72 Crystals Uptown

73 Brenda Lee Everybody Loves Me But You

74 Dickie Lee Patches

75 Jimmy Clanton Venus In Blue Jeans

76 Paul Anka Love Me Warm And Tender

77 Rick Nelson Teen Age Idol

78 Patsy Cline She’s Got You

79 Larry Finnegan Dear One

80 James Darren Her Royal Majesty

81 Walter Brennan Old Rivers

82 Burl Ives Funny Way Of Laughin’

83 Billy Vaughn A Swingin’ Safari

84 Dick and Deedee Tell Me

85 Jimmy Dean P.T. 109

86 Dion Little Diane

87 Billy Joe and The Checkmates Percolator (Twist)

88 Gary U.S. Bonds Twist, Twist Senora

89 Jimmy Soul Twistin’ Matilda

90 Dee Dee Sharp Gravy

91 Jimmy Smith Walk On The Wild Side

92 King Curtis Soul Twist

93 Bobby Rydell I’ll Never Dance Again

94 Ikettes I’m Blue

95 Kingston Trio Where Have All The Flowers Gone

96 Eddie Hodges (Girls, Girls, Girls) Were Made To Love

97 Gene Pitney Town Without Pity

98 Peter, Paul and Mary If I Had A Hammer

99 Ronnie and The Hi-lites I Wish That We Were Married

100 Beach Boys Surfin’ Safari